Invention Secrecy Activity
(as reported by the Patent & Trademark Office)
FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 Total Secrecy Orders in Effect 4915 4942 5002 5023 5081 (at end of period) New Secrecy Orders Imposed 106 108 128 68 103 Secrecy Orders Rescinded 76 81 68 47 45 Sponsoring Agencies for New Secrecy Orders Foreign Origin 23 3 10 10 23 ARMY 14 2 22 8 9 NAVY 8 36 28 8 39 AF 46 40 45 20 21 DOE 6 7 0 2 0 NSA 9 20 21 20 12 DTSA 2 0 0 NIH 0 0 0 0 0 New DoD Secrecy Order Types Type 1 (export control) 11 19 15 21 41 Type 2 (classified) 42 52 68 25 24 Type 2 (foreign PSA) 24 3 11 10 23 Type 3 23 27 34 10 15 New Non-DoD Secrecy Orders 6 7 0 2 0 "John Doe" Secrecy Orders (imposed on private inventors) 32 29 53 22 21
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